chore(bootstraps): move BOOTSTRAP-SKILLS.md from essential to optional

README.md

@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ Available essential bootstraps:
 - **BOOTSTRAP-PLAYWRIGHT** — Sets up Playwright browser automation
 - **BOOTSTRAP-SECRETS-AWS** — Configures AWS secrets and credential management
 - **BOOTSTRAP-SECURITY** — Establishes security protocols and guidelines
-- **BOOTSTRAP-SKILLS** — Configures skills and capabilities
 
 ### Step 3: Run the Optional Bootstraps
 
@@ -164,6 +163,7 @@ Available optional bootstraps:
 
 - **BOOTSTRAP-GITHUBACTION-CODE-REVIEW** — Integrates GitHub Actions with automated code review
 - **BOOTSTRAP-PIPELINE-NOTIFICATIONS** — Sets up CI/CD pipeline notifications
+- **BOOTSTRAP-SKILLS** — Manual install / recovery for the loki-skills library (auto-installed by the `openclaw` pack)
 - **BOOTSTRAP-WEB-UI** — Configures the web user interface
 - **OPTIMIZE-TOO-LARGE-CONTEXT** — Optimization strategies for large context windows
 

bootstraps/essential/BOOTSTRAP-MCPORTER.md

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ This is your cheat sheet — future-you will thank present-you.
 
 ## Pi-Specific Configuration
 
-**Not applicable.** Pi has no MCP support. MCPorter cannot be used with Pi. For extended capabilities, use Pi's TypeScript extensions system instead — see `BOOTSTRAP-SKILLS.md`.
+**Not applicable.** Pi has no MCP support. MCPorter cannot be used with Pi. For extended capabilities, use Pi's TypeScript extensions system instead — see `../optional/BOOTSTRAP-SKILLS.md`.
 
 ## IronClaw-Specific Configuration
 

bootstraps/essential/BOOTSTRAP-SKILLS.md → bootstraps/optional/BOOTSTRAP-SKILLS.md

@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
-# BOOTSTRAP-SKILLS.md — Skills Library Setup
+# BOOTSTRAP-SKILLS.md — Skills Library Setup (Optional / Recovery)
 
 > **Applies to:** All agents (with agent-specific sections below)
 
-> **Run this once on first boot.** If `memory/.bootstrapped-skills` exists, skip — you've already done this.
+> **You probably don't need to run this.** As of PR #64, the `openclaw`
+> pack pre-installs the loki-skills library automatically during EC2
+> bootstrap and writes `memory/.bootstrapped-skills` for you. This doc
+> is kept as a **manual recovery path** for when:
+>
+> - the auto-install was skipped (e.g. `git` missing, clone failure,
+>   origin mismatch, empty corrupt repo) — see `packs/openclaw/install.sh`
+> - you're running a non-openclaw pack that hasn't wired its own skills
+>   install yet (hermes, nemoclaw, pi, ironclaw, kiro-cli, codex-cli,
+>   roundhouse, claude-code)
+> - you want to re-clone or move to a fork via `LOKI_SKILLS_REPO_URL`
+>
+> **Run this only if `memory/.bootstrapped-skills` is absent.** If it
+> exists, skills are already set up — skip.
 
 ## 1. Install Skills
 

deploy/README.md

@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ These set up security baselines, coding guidelines, MCP tools, memory search, an
 | Bootstrap | What It Does |
 |-----------|-------------|
 | `BOOTSTRAP-SECURITY.md` | Security hardening + AWS Budgets alerts |
-| `BOOTSTRAP-SKILLS.md` | Installs AWS infrastructure skills |
 | `BOOTSTRAP-MCPORTER.md` | Sets up MCP server tooling |
 | `BOOTSTRAP-CODING-GUIDELINES.md` | Coding standards and project conventions |
 | `BOOTSTRAP-SECRETS-AWS.md` | AWS Secrets Manager integration |

wiki/Bootstrap-Scripts-Guide.md

@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ Run these first, in any order. They set up the foundation your agent needs.
 ### BOOTSTRAP-SECURITY.md — Security & Budget Setup
 Enables GuardDuty, Security Hub, Inspector, and Access Analyzer monitoring. Sets up AWS Budgets alerts to catch cost surprises. Creates security-focused cron jobs for ongoing monitoring.
 
-### BOOTSTRAP-SKILLS.md — AWS Skills Library
-Installs the core AWS infrastructure skills that teach Loki how to provision and manage AWS resources following best practices. Covers CDK, CloudFormation, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, ECS, and more.
-
 ### BOOTSTRAP-MCPORTER.md — MCP Server Tooling
 Sets up MCPorter for managing MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. Configures the AWS MCP servers for documentation search, API access, and CloudFormation schema lookups.
 
@@ -67,6 +64,9 @@ Adds a GitHub Action that runs Claude Code for automatic code review on PRs and
 ### OPTIMIZE-TOO-LARGE-CONTEXT.md — Context Optimization
 Tips for reducing system prompt size when hitting context limits. Covers workspace file pruning, memory consolidation, and skill management.
 
+### BOOTSTRAP-SKILLS.md — Skills Library (Manual / Recovery)
+The `openclaw` pack pre-installs the loki-skills library automatically during EC2 bootstrap, so this is usually a no-op. Run it manually only as a recovery path — `git` was missing on first boot, the clone failed, the existing skills checkout has a different origin, or you're on a non-openclaw pack that doesn't auto-install yet (hermes, nemoclaw, pi, ironclaw, kiro-cli, codex-cli, roundhouse, claude-code).
+
 ## Telegram Bootstraps
 
 Set up Telegram as your chat interface with Loki.